Monday, October 5, 2015

Marvelous Monday

The Redskins won. The sun is shining. What better way to begin this week???

This morning, prior to the announcements, I pulled some students to practice adding and subtracting within 1,000.

After the announcements we began our literacy block.

Today students began with a guided reading assignment that includes watching video lessons about identifying the main idea in text and then had them read a section of their guided reading book and write the main idea in their RRJ. Next, students who were behind in their work finished publishing their personal narrative and completed their affix chart. Both of these are graded assignments. All other students cut out their new word work words, wrote their initials on the back of each, and began a header sort. Then they continued researching to identify facts, details, and definitions, that answer their questions about their inquiry topic. Finally, if there was time, they watched a lesson about government and the election process, and answered questions on a capture sheet.

As they worked, I met with guided reading groups.

Orange: We began by doing a header sort, in group, and identifying rules for each category. After that the students reread pages 2-9. Then we reviewed how to identify the main idea. We read pages 10-11 and, together, identified the main idea. Finally, I introduced the concept of cause and effect using everyday ideas such as, the cause was it rained, the effect was we had indoor recess. For HOMEWORK the students need to reread pages 2-11.

Pink: Independently the students watched 2 short videos about identifying the main idea in text. Then they reread pages 12-15 and identified the main idea in their RRJ. In group we began with a header sort of their new word work words (vowel patterns in one syllable words). Then we reread pages 12-15 and reviewed ways to identify the main idea in text. After that, we identified the main idea of pages 12-15 together and located relevant details in the text. For HOMEWORK the students need to reread the entire book.

Green: Independently the students watched 2 video lessons about identifying the main idea in text. Then they read page 2 of their new book, A Citizen of the United States, and identified the main idea in their RRJ. We began group by completing a header sort for their new word work words focusing on long -i patterns in accented syllables. Then we reviewed how to identify the main idea in text and shared their main idea statements from page 2. Finally, I introduced the concept of cause and effect using everyday ideas such as; cuase - it rained, effect - we had indoor recess. For HOMEWORK the students need to read pages 3-5 in their new book.

Blue: Independently the students watched 2 videos about identifying the main idea in text. Then they read pages 3-5 in their new book, How We Use Energy, and identify the main idea in their RRJ. We began group by doing a header sort for their new word work words. Then we shared their main ideas for pages 3-5 in their books and identified relevant details.` For HOMEWORK the students need to read pages 6-9.

After our literacy block the students enjoyed outdoor recess and lunch.

When we returned to the classroom we began our math block.

During the small group, teacher-led rotation, the students will subtract numbers, within 1,000, when there are zeroes in the ones and/or tens column. During math with a partner, the children will engage in math discourse, using our word splash, as they play Subtraction Bump and improve their basic fact fluency. Finally, during the technology rotation, the children watched a Khan Academy lesson about subtracting across zeroes and then practiced this skill using a game on their site.

For HOMEWORK the students need to re-watch the Khan Academy lesson and then solve a problem. Both are part of the Google Classroom homework post.

After math we had a brief science lesson in which we defined and identified examples of gravity.

Then we ended the day with a Popsicle party the students earned for a class Dojo reward.